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Monster Machines: Why The US Navy Is So Concerned About These Russian Missiles
Some folks question why the US Navy would need such exotic weapons as the Phalanx and SeaRAM systems, or even electromagnetic rail guns. These Russian-made, radar-guided anti-ship missiles are two such reasons.
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Monster Machines: The Last And Longest-Running Soviet Space Station (Until Mir)
By the latter half of the Space Race between the United States and the USSR, focus had shifted from simply putting people into orbit to seeing how long they could stay up there. And while the US won the sprint to the moon, it was actually the Russians who won the endurance test with the…
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How To Defend Your Home Against The Prying Eyes Of UAVs
If you want protection from privacy intrusions by private UAV pilots, don’t go blasting the things out of the sky; that’s super illegal. Instead, try these simple means of dissuasion. You’ll definitely look like a bit of a loon, but that’s just the price of freedom. And/or paranoia.
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Giz Explains: Why The Human Body Can’t Handle Heavy Acceleration
Our bodies are surprisingly resilient in many situations, but rapid acceleration is not one of them. While the human body can withstand any constant speed — be it 20km/h or 20 billion kilometres per hour — we can only change that rate of travel relatively slowly. Speed up or slow down too quickly and it’s…